She doesn't consider herself healthy because lately/recently she has had health problems

[Rachel Adams]

Can I use either "lately" or "recently" if she no longer has health problems?

"She doesn't consider herself healthy because lately/recently she has had health problems."

 

[5jj]

1. Can I use either "lately" or "recently" if she no longer has health problems and 2. can I use "which" to mean that "sleep pattern" or getting regular sleep is important at her age? 3. I think it should be"doctors" not "the doctors" because I am speaking in a general sense.

You are more likely to get helpful answers if you ask one question at a time.

 

[Rachel Adams]

You are more likely to get helpful answers if you ask one question at a time.

I will divide it into three questions.

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

She doesn't consider herself healthy because lately she's been having health problems.

Two things. One, that seems to be what you're trying to say. (I could be wrong.) Two, based on that sentence I would assume she still has health problems.

(We can talk later about whether we should trust doctors or not.)

 

[Rachel Adams]

Try:

She doesn't consider herself healthy because lately she's been having health problems.

Two things. One, that seems to be what you're trying to say. (I could be wrong.) Two, based on that sentence I would assume she still has health problems.

(We can talk later about whether we should trust doctors or not.)

Can I use "recently"?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, if you insist.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes, if you insist.

If I use present perfect would it refer to the finished action? With either"lately" or "recently?"

She doesn't consider herself healthy because lately/recently she has had health problems.

 

[Barque]

would it refer to the finished action?

What do you mean by "finished action" here?

 

[Tarheel]

If she is no longer having health problems then the "She doesn't consider herself healthy" part doesn't make sense, does it?

 

[Rachel Adams]

What do you mean by "finished action" here?

I meant she had health problems. That's why I said "it's finished."

Does the sentence with either "recently" or "lately" and present perfect suggest she no longer has them, but had them recently? Lately/recently she has had health problems.

I removed "She doesn't consider herself healthy" after Tarheel's suggestion.

 

[Tarheel]

Try: "She had been having health problems, but her health has improved."

Context should make it clear how recent it was, but I suppose you could find a way to work "recently" in there.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Try: "She had been having health problems, but her health has improved."

Context should make it clear how recent it was, but I suppose you could find a way to work "recently" in there.

In what context would a native speaker say "She has had health problem?" When talking about something very recent that has a connection to the present?

 

[Tarheel]

@Rachel Adams You already have given the context. Perhaps: "She was having health problems until very recently." There!

 

[Barque]

Does the sentence with either "recently" or "lately" and present perfect suggest she no longer has them, but had them recently? Lately/recently she has had health problems.

She has had health problems recently. This sounds as if she still has them, but not necessarily.
She had health problems recently. This sounds as if she has got over them, but not necessarily.

We'd normally need more context to understand if she's fine now or still suffering from poor health.